Stamp Moistener (Tomato)

Peter Carl Fabergélate 1800s-early 1900s

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

This stamp moistener in the form of a green tomato is carved out of a single piece of jade. The stem, tipped by a diamond mounted in gold, is removable. The interior end of this stem holds the brush that is used to wet a stamp for letters.

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Title: Stamp Moistener (Tomato)
Creator: Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846-1920)
Date Created: late 1800s-early 1900s
Physical Dimensions: Overall: 6.3 x 5.3 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
Provenance: India E. Minshall, Cleveland, Ohio.
Type: Miscellaneous
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1966.478.a
Medium: jade, diamonds, gold
Department: Decorative Art and Design
Culture: Russia, St. Petersburg, late 19th-early 20th Century
Credit Line: The India Early Minshall Collection
Collection: Decorative Arts
Accession Number: 1966.478.a

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